Armstrong 1: Correspondence

Flynn & Joyce

400 ATLANTIC AVENUE
BOSTON. MASSACHUSETTS 02210

(617) 350-7200

MICHAEL J. FLYNN
ROBERT W. JOYCE. P.C.

ADAH ROSE BITTERBAUM December 9, 1985 OF COUNSEL

MICHAEL A. TABB WILLIAM A. SHERIDAN

Assistant Attorney General
Office of Legal Policy
United States Department of Justice
Washington, DC 20530

ATTN: Office of Information and Privacy

Dear Sir:

This is an appeal from the denials in the response to
my Freedom of Information-Privacy Acts request directed to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation in Boston, Massachusetts.

Attached please find a copy of the following documents
forwarded to me by the FBI in Boston pursuant to my request.

A. Letter of November 20, 1985 to me signed by Edward
W. Ludemann, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, in
response to my FOIA request.

B. Letter of November 12, 1985 to William F. Weld,

U.S. Attorney in Boston, from James W. Greenleaf,
Special Agent in Charge, re: Gerry Armstrong -
Impersonation.

C. Letter of 10/25/85 from me to agent Timothy Leonard

re: alleged impersonation.

D. Letter of 10/23/85 from me to FBI Boston requesting
documents under FOIA.

E. Declaration of Gerald Armstrong dated 10/23/85
relating to alleged incident of impersonation.

F. FD-302 FBI report dated 11/4/85 prepared following
an interview of me by FBI agent Timothy Leonard on
10/23/85.

G. Complaint form dated 10/17/85 referencing a
complaint filed with the FBI in Boston by persons to me
as yet unknown.

Assistant Attorney General
December 9, 1985
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H. Letter of 12/9/85 from me to FBI Boston correcting
errors in the 11/4/85 FD-302 report.

The information which has been denied and which I am
appealing to have provided to me is as follows:

I. The names of the individuals who appeared at the
Boston FBI office on 10/17/85 and provided the FBI with
an affidavit which accused me of impersonation of an
FBI agent (Ref. G attached).

2. A copy of the affidavit provided by these
individuals to the FBI on 10/17/85 (Ref. G attached).

3. A copy of the letter dated 10/22/85 (Ref. item 2 of
B attached).

4. A copy of the letter dated 11/6/85 (Ref. item 5 of
B attached).

5. Any additional correspondence between the
complainant or other members of Scientology and the FBI
regarding this operation against me.

6. Any other reports, investigation results or
conclusions by the FBI relating to this alleged
impersonation/frameup.

I am appealing because I believe it is my right to know
who my accusers are, and it is an injustice for them to remain
unknown to me, and for correspondence and reports about me to
remain unanswered and uncorrected in Federal files.

It is already acknowledged that the complainant and the
persons acting with him or her are agents of Scientology. I
have been attacked by Scientology or persons acting for the
Organization since I left in 1981. I have been assaulted,
driven into and attempts were made to involve me in a highway
accident. I have been libeled and slandered. The Organization,
using private investigators and intelligence operatives, has
attempted to destroy my reputation, livelihood and life. This
"impersonation" incident is clearly only another Scientology
operation. It seems to me to be patently unjust that this
organization should be able to subject me to more intimidation

Assistant Attorney General
December 9, 1985
Page 3

and harassment via Federal agencies and yet have agents remain
unknown and the reports filed about me go unrebutted.

I am also enclosing with this letter and attachments a
copy of the decision in the lawsuit the Organization brought
against me in 1982. The trial judge found the same facts I have
stated in the preceding paragraph.

Thank you for your anticipated assistance.

Very truly yours.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Suffolk, SS. 12/10/85

Then personally appeared before me and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument to be his free act and deed.

Before me,

My Commission Expires: 3/31/89

U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation

In Reply, Please Refer to
File No.

November 20, 1985

John F. Kennedy Federal Building

Government Center

Boston, Massachusetts 02203

Gerald D. Armstrong
Law Offices of Flynn & Joyce
400 Atlantic Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02210

Dear Mr. Armstrong:

This is in further response to your Freedom of Information - Privacy
Acts request for information concerning yourself.

A search of the indices to the central records system in the Boston
Office of the FBI discloses one main investigative file responsive to your
request. Enclosed are copies of fifteen pages from this file. Excisions
have been made and five pages withheld in their entirety in order to protect
material exempt from disclosure by Title 5, United States Code, Section 552
and/or 552a:

(j)(2) Material reporting investigative efforts pertaining
to the enforcement of criminal law including efforts
to prevent, control, or reduce crime or apprehand
criminals, except records of arrest.

(b)(7) Investigatory records compiled for law enforcement
purposes, the disclosure of which would:

(C) Constitute an unwarranted invasion of the
personal privacy of another person.

(D) Reveal the identity of an individual who has
furnished information to the FBI under
confidential circumstances or reveal information
furnished only by such a person and not
apparently known to the public or otherwise
accessible to the FBI by overt means.

If you desire, you may submit an appeal from any denial contained

herein. Appeals should be directed in writing to the Assistant Attorney
General, Office of Legal Policy (Attention: Office of Information and Privacy)
United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, within thirty days
from receipt of this letter. The envelope and the letter should be clearly
marked ’’Freedom of Information Appeal.” Please cite the name of the office to
which your original request was directed.

Very truly yours,

JAMES W. GREENLEAF
Special Agent in Charge

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EDWARD W. LUDEMANN

Assistant Special Agent in Charge

U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation

In Reply, Please Refer to
F ile No.

John F. Kennedy Federal Building

Government Center

Boston, Massachusetts 02203

November 12, 1985

Honorable William F. Weld
United States Attorney

John W. McCormack Post Office & Courthouse
Boston, Massachusetts 02109

Attention: Victor Wild _

Assistant United States Attorney

RE:

(Room 1107)

Dear Sir:

GERRY ARMSTRONG
IMPERSONATION

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Flynn & Joyce

400 ATLANTIC AVENUE
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02210

(617) 350-7200

MICHAEL J. FLYNN
ROBERT W. JOYCE, P.C.
ADAH ROSE BITTERBACJM
MICHAEL A. TABB

October 25, 1985

OF COUNSEL:
WILLIAM A. SHERIDAN

Timothy Leonard

Federal Bureau of Investigation
JFK Building - Room 900
Boston, MA 02203

Dear Mr. Leonard:

Please find herewith a copy of a declaration I wrote
following our meeting of October 23, 1985 and on FOIA request
made to your office the same date.

Also please find herewith my statement of what I was doing
at the time of the alleged incident of October 13, 1985. I
request that no one other than officials in the FBI, and speci¬
fically not Scientology, whoever filed the complaint against me,
nor anyone acting as their agent, be given this statement.

The reason is simple. One of the harassment techniques of
Scientology/Hubbard is to depose anyone who becomes involved,
even in the most peripheral way, with me in any of the "legal"
affairs Scientology or hubbard create. The depositions are
used to upset, harass and intimidate these people and thus make
them reluctant to associate with me. In this case, it would
create an uncomfortable situation where I live.

I do not believe these people would object to talking to
you to confirm what I have stated, if you determine that this
matter requires further investigation. However, they are
reluctant to become targets of Scientology operations to get
to me.

Please call me if you have any questions

Very truly

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Flynn & Joyce

400 ATLANTIC A VAN UK

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MICHAEL J. FLYNN
ROBERT W. JOYCE. P.C

ADAH ROBE BITTERBAUM OF COUNSEL.

MICHAEL A. TABS WILLIAM A. SHERIDAN

October 23, 1985

Federal Bureau of Investigation
J.F.K. Building - 9th floor
Boston, MA 02203

ATTENTION: F0I PA Unit

Dear Sir/Madam:

This letter is a formal request under the Freedom of Informa¬
tion Act for all records and/or documents in the FBI file in Boston
and nationally concerning me.

Identifying information is as follows:

Name: Gerald David Armstrong

DOB: 10/18/46

POB: Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada

SS#: 265-81-2049

Please include all reports and/or documents relating to a
complaint filed by an operative of the Boston Scientology
organization accusing me of the crime of "impersonating an
FBI Agent" on October 13, 1985. This matter was investigated by
an agent from your office, Timothy Leonard.

Thank you for your anticipated assistance.

Very truly yours,

Gerald D. Armstrong
' Paralegal

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Flynn & Joyce

400 ATLANTIC AVENUE
BOSTON. MASSACHUSETTS 02210

(617) 350-7200

MICHAEL J. FLYNN
ROBERT W. JOYCE. P.C.

ADAH ROSE BITTERBAUM OF COUNSEL.

MICHAEL A. TABB WILLIAM A. SHERIDAN

October 30, 1985

Federal Bureau of Investigation
John F. Kennedy Federal Building
Government Center
Boston, MA 02203

ATTENTION: Edward W. Ludemann

Assistant Special Agent In-Charge

Dear Mr. Ludemann:

As required, I am providing herewith my notarized signature

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DECLARATION OF GERALD ARMSTRONG

I, GERALD ARMSTRONG, hereby declare:

1. At approximately 4:10 p.m. on Monday, October 21,
1985, I received a call at work from a man who identified himself
as Tim Leonard with the FBI in Boston. Mr. Leonard informed

me that someone had filed a complaint with the FBI accusing me
of a crime. On my insistence he acknowledged that Scientology
was involved in the matter. I agreed to be interviewed by
him today at 11:00 a.m.

2. I met today with Mr. Leonard who showed me his
FBI identification card. During the interview, Mr. Leonard
informed me that the charge he was investigating was
"impersonation of an FBI agent." He would not tell me who
had filed the complaint; however, he did inform me of the
following details.:

A. The alleged incident occurred on Sunday, October
13, at 2:00 p.m. near the Massachusetts Bay
Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line Auditorium
stop in Boston.

B. My accuser was a "body router" for Scientology,
handing out cards for the organization's "free
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"I'm an FBI agent. I know all about your organization.
Ron is hiding out even from his own people. We're going
to wipe you out within two years."

D. My accuser returned to the Boston organization
and with the assistance of his seniors identified me
as the individual to whom he had "spoken."

E. My accuser stated that I was with another individual
Mr. Leonard did not have a physical dscription of this
individual, and did not know if the individual was male
or female.

3. I have never impersonated, nor identified myself
as an FBI agent or any other government official or employee
at any time. I have never led anyone to believe by any act on
my part that I was an FBI agent or a government official or
employee.

4. On October 13, 1985, at 2:00 p.m., I was at my
residence, writing. I did not travel anywhere all day.

5. I was not at the location described to me by Mr.
Leonard on October 13. In fact, I have never been to that
location in Boston, nor arlywhere close to that location.

6. I have never talked to, since my arrival in Boston,

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anyone whom I knew to be, or identified himself or herself as,
a Scientologist. Since coming to Boston I have never to my
knowledge been approached by a Scientology "body router."

7. The criminal complaint by the Scientology
organization is completely false. Any "evidence" is
"manufactured" pursuant to L. Ron Hubbard's policy attached
hereto as Exhibit A, which states:

"If attacked on some vulnerable point by anyone
or anything or any organization, always find or
manufacture enough threat against them to cause
them to sue for peace."

L. Ron Hubbard
HCOPL 8/15/60

8. This is not the first time Hubbard or Scientology
has sought to bring phony charges against me. They attempted the:
same using the Los Angeles Police Department in 1983 during the
pendency of my civil lawsuit in the Los Angeles Superior Court.

I declare under the penalty of perjury under the laws
of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct..

Executed this 23rd day of October, 1985 at Boston,

Massachusetts.

GERALD ARMSTRONG

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37 Fitzroy Street, London, W. 1

HCO POLICY LETTER OF 15 AUGUST 1960

Re-issued from Sthil

Assn Sees
HCO Secs

DEPT OF GOVT AFFAIRS

(Cancels any previous directions to set up a Special Zone Dept)
(This Policy Letter is mandatory all Central Organizations)

There shall be established on a board level and outside the structure of the Central
Org and HCO but under the board of HASI Ltd, a new department to be called “The
Department of Government Affairs”.

More and more, as governments disintegrate under the threat of atomic war and
communism, central organizations have had to give high executive time to govern¬
mental affairs to the great loss of the organizations themselves. The enturbulence
entered into Scientology activities by legal matters, tax matters, and matters of
assisting governments to maintain stability, has sapped our time and fixed our
attention to our own loss.

Now to remedy this situation, 1 wish to contain and cordon, in a military sense,
this incursion and to prohibit utterly and completely such entrance (of these matters
or our own project for governments) into Central Org or HCO comm lines. In other
words, Central Orgs and HCOs are run by, for and as Scientology service and activity
units and the special Department of Government Affairs shall handle other matters and
specifically deny such non-Scientology matters entrance into organizational comm
lines.

The Department of Government Affairs shall be headed and directed with a
minimum of personnel and shall not be able to call upon the personnel of the Central
Org or HCO for further assistance than the relay of communications.

The Director of Government Affairs shall be a fully qualified person of good
judgement subject to control of the Board of Directors and shall be subject to the
advices and directions of the Board and the HCO and Assn Secretary. Only Washington
and South Africa are excluded from supervision of the Dept by the Assn Sec, Org Sec
and HCO Sec. In all other offices the Director of Government Affairs shall be
subordinate to the Assn Sec and HCO Sec.

Under this department comes the corporation’s solicitors, attorneys, chartered
accountants and any attorney or accountant hired directly by the corporation for
outside legal or tax or filing purposes.

The allotment and issue of shares comes under this department, but the actual
invoicing and banking shall be done as always by the Dept of Accounts or, for HCO, by
the HCO Secretary.

All contracts, filings with the government, all tax reports and their preparation,
corporation minutes, annual meetings, legal papers, suits against and by the
corporation, whether HASI Ltd or HCO Ltd, all legal investigatory work and
detectives, all contacts with government agents, bureaus and departments, all assistance
to governments, messages to governments, handling answers from governments or
courts shall be cared for by the Department, whether to advance or protect
Scientology or its corporations by government or legal channels.

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All legal documents and the Valuable Document files for HCO and HASI shall be
kept by the Department in a proper safe in accordance with previous rules written for
the keeping and handling of valuable documents.

All share sales reports and all legal, governmental and corporation reports to be
made to the boards shall be made to it by this Department.

No shares may be advertised or issued save with the approval of this department.

No contracts, purchases or mortgages may be undertaken without the approval of
this Department and then only by the action of this Department.

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It is clearly i erstood that the Department shall r undertake financial
management for the Central Org or HCO nor may it direct the central Org or HCO on
purely Scientology affairs or Scientology dissemination except where these may
impinge directly upon the government, and even then this Department is enjoined from
forcing government laws or rulings upon the Central Org or HCO by threat of danger or
ominous advices, nor may the Department employ either solicitors nor accountants
who specialize in ominous advices to the Orgs since the Orgs could be discouraged or
impeded by such.

The object of the Department is to broaden the impact of Scientology upon
governments and other organizations and is to conduct itself so as to make the name
and repute of Scientology better and more forceful . Therefore defensive tactics are
frowned upon in the department. We are not trying to make the Central Orgs and
HCOs “be good”. We are trying to make their reach more secure and effective. Only

attacks resolve threats.

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In the face of danger from Govts or courts there are only two errors one can
make: (a) do nothing and (b) defend. The right things to do with any threat are to (I)
Find out if we want to play the offered game or not, (2) If not, to derail the offered
game with a feint or attack upon the most vulnerable point whidi canbedisclosedin
the enemy ranks, (3) Make enough threat or clamor to cause the enemy to qtiail, ( 4 )
Don’t try to get any money out of it, (5) Make every attack by us also sell Scientology
and (6) Win. If attacked on some vulnerable point by anyone or anything or any
organization, always find or manufacture enough threat against them to cause them to
sue for peace. Peace is bought with an exchange of advantage, so make the advantage
and then settle. Don’t ever defend. Always attack. Don’t ever do nothing. Unexpected
attacks in the rear of the enemy’s front ranks work best.

Never put the organization on “wait” because of courts or other matters. It’s up
to the Department to make the actions of HCO Secs and Org Secs right, not enjoin
right actions on the HCO and Org Secs.

To win we must have treasure and verve. If a Central Org and HCO function
perfectly as service units then treasure and consequent security for the further advance
are to hand. If the Department operates with verve and elan, even with rashness, it will
afford a screen behind which organizations can work.

Example: BMA attacks Scientology in Australia via the government. Answer:
throw heavy communication against the weakest point of the BMA—its individual
doctors. Rock them with petitions to have medical laws modified which they are to
sign. Couple the BMA attack with any group hated by the government. Attack
personally by threats or suits any person signing anything for the BMA. Slam the
matter into politics, advance a bill into parliament that strips the BMA of all legal
rights by opening healing to all. Make the attack by the BMA look ridiculous. Attack
medical practices. Investigate horrible practices loudly. (Always investigate loudly
never quietly.) Make the distinct public and governmental impression and BMA
impression that they’ve run into a barrage of arrows or electronic cannon and that
continued attack by them will cause their own disintegration. As all this is being done
on a thought or idea level the restimulation of their engrams results in the total
impression that they are surrounded by their own dead and the battery may fire again
at any minute. And if one makes in writing not one slanderous or libelous statement,
there is no defense by them. This example is patterned on what just happened and
what we did in Australia where we are winning strongly.

The personnel of the Department should be freed of past track legal and
governmental overts by the HGC using evening auditing. This is a must or the
Department will otherwise attract attacks. Further, the higher the department
personnel is raised on “control” through running help, the less action will have to be
undertaken by it and the more it will actually accomplish without violent action.

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The goal of the Department is to bring the government and hostile philosophies or

societies into a state of complete compliance with the goals of Scientology. This is

done by high level ability to control and in its absence by low level ability to

overwhelm. Introvert such agencies. Control such agencies. Scientology is the only

game on Earth where everybody wins. There is no overt in bringing good order.

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The offices of the Department, so far as is possible, should be so situated as to
bring no government traffic into the main avenues, comm lines or halls of the Central

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Organization or HCO or so as to divert it to the maximum extent from said avenues,
comm lines and halls.

The following personnel appointments are made, conditional to acceptance, as
Directors of Government Affairs:

United States: Marilynn Routsong Los Angeles: Dick Steves

South Africa: Jack Parkhouse Australia: Denny Gogerly

London: George Hay New Zealand: Steve Stevens.

In the United States and South Africa the head of the Department of Government
Affairs shall be also Trustee or Area Director of the Central Organization while the Org
Sec and Assn Sec shall not be, but will be officers of the corporation.

This policy letter and these appointments are prompted by the following facts:

1. My own traffic on government legal affairs is far too heavy and I need help of
magnitude on a continental level.

2. HCO Secs and Assn Secs are having difficulty holding down their Orgs and the
field because of the time demanded by government affairs.

3. The activity will get heavier rather than lighter.

(a) The deterioration of government order is accelerating with consequent
confusion in all related affairs;

(b) Increasing amounts of order must be maintained by us at a governmental
level against the possibility of finding our areas without governments.

4. We are about to file HASI Ltd and HCO Ltd in all areas with the attendant heavy
legal and governmental action necessary.

5. We are about to arrange for the release of and the issue of over half a million
pounds of shares to the public, thus making heavy demands on legal and
government lines.

6. We are about to finance and erect various media of communications, such as radio
stations, on the various continents and this will require enormous amounts of
liaison and action in such a department.

7. We are about to finance and find new quarters in the United States and such
activities come under the new Department.

8. Due to new clearing techniques, our sphere of control is widening. This is purely a
case phenomenon, but will be felt heavily by Orgs in the future. It is necessary to
provide comm lines for this widening of influence.

LRH:js.gh.cden
Copyright© 1960
by L. Ron Hubbard
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

L. RON HUBBARD

Published by
the

CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA

PUBLICATIONS ORGANIZATION

2723 West Temple Street
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Dianetics® and Scientology® are Registered Names.

Copyright© 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
1950, 1951, 1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959
1960, 1961, 1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968, 1969

by L. Ron Hubbard
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Scientology is an Applied Religious Philosophy

No part of this book may be reproduced
without permission of the copyright owner.

First U S. Printing 19 74
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Complete Set ISBN 0-88404-033-X
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OEC Volumes 0 through 7 were compiled by K.en Delderfield
with the assistance of John Sanborn and Pam Pierce.

Typesetting, proofreading and makeup were done by Rosemary Delderfield
with Ray Barton, Adela Smid, Pam Pierce, Antony Phillips,

Robert Stevens, Alan Smith and Gary Hedge.

The E-Meter is not intended or effective for the diagnosis,
treatment or prevention of any disease.

Dianetics and Scientology arc the trademarks of L. Ron Hubbard

in respect of his published works.

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Date of transcription

11/4/85

GERALD D. ARMSTRONG, Paralegal at FLYNN & JOYCE
Law Offices, 400 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts,
telephone (617) 350-7200, was interviewed. ARMSTRONG was
advised as to the official identity of the interviewing Agent,
the nature of the interview, and subsequently provided infor¬
mation as follows:

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ARMSTRONG stated he recently arrived in the
United States as a resident in Boston, Massachusetts, on
September 5, 1985. He advised that prior to that he had
resided in Vancouver, British Columbia, for a number of years.

He stated that he became a member of the CHURCH OF
SCIENTOLOGY (COS) in early 1969 and remained an active member
until the year 1981. He further advised that during this
period he did extensive travelling while a member of the "C"
organization within the church.

He stated that he has never identified himself to
anyone as a Special Agent for the FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
(FBI), nor has he identified himself as a Federal official to
anyone since he has resided within the City of Boston. He
stated he has had no contact with anyone from the COS since
he arrived in Boston. However, he advised that approximately
two weeks ago he accompanied Mr. FLYNN to an oral proceeding
which took place at the Federal Courthouse, Boston, where there
were a group of protesters that appeared to be representatives
of the COS in the lobby. He advised he did not have any contact
with the representatives of the Church that day. He further
advised that no representative of the COS has approached him
on the street since he has arrived in Boston.

ARMSTRONG stated that in the year 1981 the COS
brought suit against him concerning papers that were found
pertaining to L. RON HUBBARD, Founder of the COS, while he was
in charge of HUBBARD'S holdings. He advised that after
finding these papers he worked up a biography of HUBBARD.
ARMSTRONG stated he left the COS on December 12, 1981. He
further stated that he filed a countersuit against the COS,

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which went to trial from April to June, 1984. He advised that
the trial ended on June 20, 1984 with a significant decision
in his favor.

When asked again, ARMSTRONG stated that he has
never represented himself as an employee of the FBI to
anyone at any time.

Background information was obtained through
observation and interview as follows:

Full name: GERALD DAVID ARMSTRONG

Date of Birth:

Place of Birth:

Citizenship:

Social Security Account No.
Present Residence:

October 18, 1946

Chilliwack, British Columbia,
Canada

Canadian citizen

265-81-2049

92 Draper Street,

Dorchester, Massachusetts

Home Telephone Number:

Temporary Massachusetts
License Number:

Height:

Weight:

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(617) 825-3203

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Age

Sex

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Height

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Weight

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Social Security Number

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Flynn & Joyce

400 ATLANTIC AVENUE
BOSTON. MASSACHUSETTS 02210

(617) 350-7200

MICHAEL J. FLYNN

ROBERT W. JOYCE. P.C. _ , _ _ _

ADAH ROSE BITTERBAUM DeCeitlDer 9, I 30 !) OF COUNSEL.

MICHAEL A. TABB WILLIAM A. SHERIDAN

Federal Bureau of Investigation
JFK Building - Room 900
Boston, MA 02203

Re: Gerald Armstrong

Your Ref. No. 47-4569

Dear Sir/Madam:

The purpose of this letter is to correct the FD 302
Report of November 4, 1985 prepared by your office, a copy of
which is attached hereto and provided for your reference.

Par. 2: I have been in the United States, except for
brief trips, since September 1975. I arrived in Boston from
Portland, Oregon. I have not resided in Vancouver, B.C. since
1970.

Par. 3: Change "C" organization to "Sea Organization."

Par. 4: Add to the final sentence: "that he knew to

be a representative of COS."

Par. 5: The lawsuit was brought by COS in August
1982. My function regarding the biography to be done of L. Ron

Hubbard was researcher. The biography was to be written by Omar

V. Garrison. The counterclaim was not tried in 1984. COS's
suit against me was. The trial ended June 8, 1984 and the
decision was issued by the Court on June 20, 1984. The
counterclaim is scheduled for trial in September 1986.

Please insure that all agencies or files which received
the orginal report of 11/4/85 are forwarded a copy of these
corrections.

Thank you for your attention.

Very truly yours.

Gerald Armstrong

GA/led

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